Y. S. Chowdary

This article is about the politician YS Chowdary. For Telugu film director, see YVS Chowdary.
Y S Chowdary
Minister of State, Science and Technology & Earth Sciences
Incumbent
Assumed office
9 November 2014
Member of Parliament
Incumbent
Assumed office
22 June 2010[1]
Constituency Andhra Pradesh
Personal details
Nationality Indian
Political party Telugu Desam Party[1]
Residence Hyderabad, Telangana.
Alma mater Chaitanya Bharathi Institute of Technology, Hyderabad, Telangana.[1]

PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu[1]

Occupation Minister of State, Government of India, Politician[1]
Website YSChowdary.com

Yalamanchili Satyanarayana "Y. S." Chowdary is an Indian politician [2] and principal founder of Sujana Group of Companies.

Born in Kanchikacherla, he is the fourth child born to Janardhana Rao and Suseela Kumari. Chowdary began his professional career by promoting the Sujana Group of Companies with family and friends in the year 1986 after he obtained his masters from the PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore. He was elected unopposed and unanimously as a member of parliament into the Rajya Sabha representing the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) from Andhra Pradesh on 22 June 2010. On 9 November 2014, Y S Chowdary joined the Union Council of Ministers as Minister of State for Science and Technology & Earth Sciences[1]

Early life

Chowdary was born on 2 June 1961 in Kanchikacherla to Janardhana Rao and Suseela Kumari.[1] He was named after his grandfather. he spent most of his childhood years in Vijayawada, Miryalaguda and Hyderabad. His paternal grandfather, after whom he was named, is a retired Indian Police Service officer. His maternal grandfather was a farmer and a Graduate. His father, Y Janardhana Rao, worked for the Government of Andhra Pradesh where he was a Superintendent Engineer in the AP Irrigation and Power Department.

Chowdary earned a degree in Mechanical Engineering in the year 1984, from Chaitanya Bharathi Institute of Technology, Hyderabad. Pursuing his education after his bachelors he obtained his Masters degree from the PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore, with specialization in Machine Tool Engineering.

Career

Chowdary created the Sujana Group of Companies in 1986[3] by manufacturing electric fans and other home appliances under the name Padmini.[4] The name Sujana was the amalgamation of the names of his father and mother. The company expanded into steel re-rolling in 1988.[3]

Personal life

Chowdary married Padmaja on 6 August 1989 and the couple have 2 children, Y.S. Karthik the elder son is currently pursuing his under-graduation in the United States of America and Y Naga Chandini the younger daughter is in the final year of her school education. The family resides in Hyderabad, Telangana.[1]


He holds the membership of the Governing Council as well as the Chairmanship of the Committee of Share Medical Care,[5] A Charitable Society which has established the MediCiti Institute of Medical Sciences (MIMS) near Hyderabad. The MediCiti Institute of Medical Sciences runs a Medical College, a College of Nursing, a School of Nursing and a 600 bed free-service full fledged teaching hospital.[6]

The Sujana Charitable Trust and the Sujana Foundation, manifest the Group’s Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives.[3][7][8] The Foundation supports two schools for challenged children in Chennai, an Old Age Home in Hyderabad, and grants scholarships and merit awards for excellence in the areas of academics, sports, social entrepreneurship, innovation in engineering, agriculture, poverty alleviation and rural development.[1][8]

Government positions

On November 09, 2014 during first Cabinet Expansion of the PM Modi's NDA Government, Mr. Chowdary was appointed as Minister of State for Science & Technology. In 2010, Chowdary ran unopposed and was elected as a Member of the Parliament in the Rajya Sabha.[9] He represents the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) in the Upper House of the Indian Parliament.[1][9]

Chowdary has been appointed as member of Indo-Singapore Parliamentary Friendship Group, jointly setup as a step towards strengthening bilateral ties between the two parliaments.[10] Parliamentary Standing Committee on Commerce, Government of India.[11][12] Parliamentary Forum on Youth, Government of India.[11][12] Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Food Processing Industries, Government of India. On 9 November 2014, Y S Chowdary joined the Union Council of Ministers as Minister of State for Science and Technology & Earth Science[12][13]

Other activities

Chowdary is an ex officio member of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC).[14] He is a committee member for Hyderabad Telecom District.[15] Task Force on Clean Energy set up by the Columbia Law School, USA, for drawing up a legal contractual system for governing proposed participation of US investments into clean Energy development projects in India.[2]

Chowdary has been a member of the Court (Senate) of the Hyderabad Central University, administered by the Government of India[16] and the Chaitanya Bharathi Institute of Technology Management Committee.[17]


References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 Government of India, YS Chowdary Detailed Profile. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Columbia Law School, Clean Energy Us India Project Leaders. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Sujana Group Milestones. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
  4. ↑ Sujana Universal Investor Relations. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
  5. ↑ MediCiti Institute of Medical Sciences Website - Governing Council. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
  6. ↑ MediCiti Institute of Medical Sciences Website. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
  7. ↑ Sujana Group Website. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Sujana Corporate Social Responsibility Website. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 The Hindu News Website. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
  10. ↑ Indo-Singapore Chennai Telugu People Website. Published 12 July 2012. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Committees of Rajya Sabha and other Parliamentary Committees and bodies on which Rajya Sabha is Represented. Published 2011. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 Know India. National Portal of India. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
  13. ↑ Cell on Parliamentary forums in the fifteenth Lok Sabha. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
  14. ↑ Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation Website. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
  15. ↑ Management Committee - Chaitanya Bharathi Institute of Technology. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
  16. ↑ Business Line News Article - Nominated to the Court of Hyderabad Central University. Article date 15 November 2011. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
  17. ↑ CBIT Minutes of the Meeting. Retrieved 30 August 2012.